The best summer of Albion transfers ever?

[BHseagull]

I can't think of a summer where we have bought anywhere near this amount of quality:

Hoskins
Buckley
Vincelot
Lua Lua (loan)
Harley
CMS

With those signings, the imminient arrival of Vicente, and potentially a Premier League striker on loan, I think we have smashed any previous transfer window spending sprees in terms of quality as well as £ - even if you put them into context with the division we are in.

Well done Gus.

 

[Seagull27]

It puts it into perspective when you think cms and vicente are probably in the top 5 of the biggest signings we've ever made. Not to mention buckley, who momentarily broke our transfer record. The others aren't half bad either...

 

[Mendoza]

We've certainly come along way since the day we were all genuinely gutted Leon Constantine decided to stay put at Port Vale despite the "silly money" we offered him

 

[Biscuit]

It's probably bang up there for value for money as well. Sure we got Bobby Zamora for £100k in the past but in terms of buying in quality that can make us very comfortable in the Championship - we're doing it relatively cheaply. Buckley/Harley/Vincelot/Hoskins we're all bargains.

 

[Seaber]

Vincelot for 100k is an absolute steal, I can still hardly believe we paid such a relatively small amount for such a diverse player. It's good to see we're not paying over the odds for a player who isn't worth it, or doesn't fit in with the way we play.

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

The best summer of Albion transfers ever?

Do bears sh*t in woods

 

[Spacegull]

One great deal after another.... and Vicente could be the icing on the cake.... If he's half the player he was, he's going to rip this division a new one.... on a free without breaking the wage structure. Deal-tastic Scenes!

 

[BHseagull]

The best summer of Albion transfers ever?

Do bears sh*t in woods

Well, yes, if you look at the individuals we've signed it's pretty obvious. But that's why I brought the context of the division into it too. E.g. we signed Crofts and Bennett in League One & Zamora in League Two, so you are measuring their quality against the division(s) they played in as well as against our current signings. Even taking that into account I believe it's the best summer of signings ever.

 

[peterward]

Do bears sh*t in woods

does a one legged duck swim in circles??

 

[Mr Blobby BHA]

dont forget bergkamp i know hes for the development squad but he was still signed

 

[1swedegull]

this is the best summer for what business has been done ... next summer might be even better if we ( and its a big if ) join the top table !!

 

[Simster]

This is surely partly down to the fact we have 18,400 people committed to paying the club all season. I hope the number of STHs doesn't tail off too much next season.

 

[BHseagull]

This is surely partly down to the fact we have 18,400 people committed to paying the club all season. I hope the number of STHs doesn't tail off too much next season.

I agree. That guaranteed income for the club takes a lot of the risk out of paying big money for signings, a la CMS, as well as going a long way to paying their wages. I can't see interest dipping next season, especially if we carry on the way we've started. Isn't there a waiting list of over 1,000 for season tickets?

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

This is surely partly down to the fact we have 18,400 people committed to paying the club all season. I hope the number of STHs doesn't tail off too much next season.

Well i would hope that all those who didn't get ST this year buy one next year, therefore boosting the numbers back up for possible plastics who may not bother next year, there should be sufficient demand considering all the newbies that have attended cup games / occasional league game.
Have we got a waiting list for ST, thought i read somewhere there was

 

[Southern Scouse]

My big transfer was the 500k we paid for Robbo from PNE. Times have changed however, and when you look at that list its improbable that we have ever seen the same before. Quality players, quality manager, quality owner. As a fan what more could you ask for?

 

[ees complicated no?]

My big transfer was the 500k we paid for Robbo from PNE. Times have changed however, and when you look at that list its improbable that we have ever seen the same before. Quality players, quality manager, quality owner. As a fan what more could you ask for?

you missed out quality stadium